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Queenie

59 replies

erinscupcake · 13/01/2015 19:20

I heard this one the other day and quite liked it. What is it short for other than Elizabeth? I read somewhere it can be short for Gwendolyn.

Also do you know any called Queenie, as in that's their real name?

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rockybalboa · 13/01/2015 19:31

We had a chicken called Queenie...

KatieKaye · 13/01/2015 19:30

Famous literary critic Queenie Leavis. Don't think it was short for anything

girlsyearapart · 13/01/2015 19:30

Also my great aunts name! She was christened Queen and called Queenie.
She was an ace person & brought my mum up.
I chose it for dd3s middle name.
Considering my sister had two girls and I had another two it wasn't until the 5th girl that one of us used the name..
I love it as I loved my auntie so much but I wouldn't use as a first name.
Btw Dd3 is Matilda Queenie & I think it's a pretty cool name Smile

Izzy24 · 13/01/2015 19:29

I know a cat called Queenie.

catbus · 13/01/2015 19:28

*Don't

catbus · 13/01/2015 19:28

I dono know any irl but it conjures up the mental image of Bert Baxter's girlfriend in Adrian Mole Grin

MMcanny · 13/01/2015 19:27

No. Just no.

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 13/01/2015 19:26

Tbh I'm not keen. It was my Great Aunt's name. Buy hey, it's probably due a revival...

Username12345 · 13/01/2015 19:25

From Nameberry: Started as nickname for girls named Regina

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